Weather Records on 18 November 2018

646 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 November 2018. Highest significance: Allerton, US.

Key Facts for 18 November 2018

On 18 November 2018, 646 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
149 were record highs and 263 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 637 daily.
Allerton set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 18 November 2018.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

646 stations

646 station records on 18 November 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 November 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Allerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Dengqen	China	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Goychay	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Beaconsfield 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lingle 2WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Isfjord Radio	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Methoni	Greece	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Friend 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield 3N	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nebraska City 2NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehead	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minatare Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ny-Alesund	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nha Trang	Vietnam	Record daily precipitation	381.3 mm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uttaradit	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Reykjavik	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rangeley	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
N Stratford	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caribou WFO	United States	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	31.9 C (89.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden-Strehlen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weaverville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

646 records

Records set or tied on 18 November 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 87, Lowest daily maximum 114, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 149, Heaviest daily rainfall 64, Heaviest daily snowfall 66, Deepest snow cover 104.

Records on 18 November 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	87
Lowest daily maximum	114
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	149
Heaviest daily rainfall	64
Heaviest daily snowfall	66
Deepest snow cover	104

Records on 18 November 2018 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 637.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

538 broken records

Margins by which the 538 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 November 2018

Top 20 records on 18 November 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 November 2018	Allerton, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	116 years	75 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2018	Dengqen, CN	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	73 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2018	Goychay, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2018	Mt Ayr, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	122 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2018	Fairfield, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	96 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2018	Beaconsfield 3N, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2018	Lingle 2WSW, US	daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	65 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2018	Albia 3 NNE, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2018	Isfjord Radio, NO	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2018	Princeton, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	124 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2018	Lamoni, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2018	Methoni, GR	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2018	Friend 3E, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	91 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2018	Beaconsfield 3N, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2018	Lamoni, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2018	Conception, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	4.4 cm (1.7 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2018	Nebraska City 2NW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	69 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2018	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily low min	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2018	Osceola, US	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2018	Moosehead, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	71 years	46 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1793 to 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2018. 2018 had 646 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 11-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1795	2
1805	1
1816	1
1823	1
1827	1
1829	2
1835	2
1838	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	1
1847	1
1852	1
1856	2
1865	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	5
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1887	3
1888	2
1889	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	2
1893	5
1894	3
1895	2
1896	5
1897	7
1898	2
1899	4
1900	16
1901	4
1902	12
1903	13
1904	19
1905	12
1906	24
1907	15
1908	10
1909	14
1910	7
1911	41
1912	81
1913	57
1914	77
1915	22
1916	30
1917	33
1918	61
1919	71
1920	27
1921	109
1922	36
1923	96
1924	191
1925	254
1926	270
1927	310
1928	319
1929	355
1930	471
1931	325
1932	347
1933	310
1934	574
1935	105
1936	362
1937	432
1938	328
1939	195
1940	241
1941	959
1942	575
1943	490
1944	265
1945	260
1946	707
1947	368
1948	363
1949	462
1950	416
1951	981
1952	479
1953	731
1954	339
1955	709
1956	269
1957	1,055
1958	1,219
1959	1,165
1960	507
1961	714
1962	488
1963	563
1964	986
1965	452
1966	273
1967	419
1968	502
1969	540
1970	296
1971	666
1972	478
1973	582
1974	643
1975	520
1976	605
1977	626
1978	960
1979	449
1980	1,771
1981	789
1982	559
1983	601
1984	612
1985	1,531
1986	1,334
1987	660
1988	416
1989	1,261
1990	534
1991	719
1992	764
1993	880
1994	1,103
1995	1,683
1996	1,289
1997	1,049
1998	1,016
1999	853
2000	1,621
2001	1,116
2002	848
2003	1,227
2004	1,169
2005	773
2006	755
2007	963
2008	1,346
2009	802
2010	668
2011	688
2012	520
2013	683
2014	2,530
2015	1,733
2016	1,157
2017	632
2018	646
2019	793
2020	1,618
2021	268
2022	1,287
2023	536
2024	576
2025	576

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	423
25 to 50	58
50 to 75	26
75 to 100	10
100 to 125	11
125 to 150	4
150 to 175	4
175 to 200	2